Local bartender, musician, DJ, and all-around rad guy Josh Yule was recently interviewed in the SF Examiner, and he had some fairly interesting things to say:

I’m from Florida. I don’t want to piss off my Florida friends. Florida has a different way of thinking. Most people there aren’t forward-thinkers, they’re backward-thinkers. And that’s why I came out this way. I wanted to get as far away from the South as possible. I think I’m a San Franciscan now. I think after 10 years, I have my residency — I hope. I’ve been told by a friend who grew up here that after 10 years, I am a citizen of San Francisco.

I hope he’s right, because that means I’ll be an official citizen soon too! There are plenty more poignant tidbits, like how to make a French 74 and whether or not the Knockout is haunted, so read on.

As a former Florida resident (only 8 years, so I guess I was not a citizen), I can confirm that part of the statement.

I once read a story about a fellow who lived in China, and when western friends came to visit, there was no way for him to explain all of the strange happenings and behaviors to them except, “Becuase China.” Same rules apply to Florida. Because Florida.

People who are “tired of the continual gentrification discussion” probably aren’t the ones who had to move out of the Mission b/c it got too expensive or had their building demolished to make way for pricey condos. Sorry to annoy you, Fuggit.

I’m not annoyed at all by your post, nor should you assume annoyance on my part. The Mission is not BEING gentrified; shit’s already been done, and you’re one in a long line of people displaced by it and I’m about to find greener pastures myself. All I meant by my post was that folks are all too ready to point out the obvious in the hopes of being inflammatory. Hey, did you know water was wet? Yeah, but what’s your definition of “wet”?